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Low-carb recipe: Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet

Here’s one of those catch-up posts I’ve been meaning to write, now that I have the photo uploaded to my library.

Over Memorial Day Weekend, I wanted something burger-y — without the bun, of course. And with veggies, because I’m having a little trouble sneaking in 12-15 grams of veggie carbs each day.

I ran to Safeway to pick up some fresh hamburger and turned it into this masterpiece:

Only one word needed: YUM!

A bacon cheeseburger skillet. I fried up one strip of bacon, added some onion and mushroom to the bacon grease, then cooked the hamburger. Later, a tomato went into the mix and I topped the whole thing with shredded cheese.

The verdict? Delicious! I’ll be whipping this one up again.

Here’s the recipe:

1/2 pound burger (as lean as you want it)

2 T onion, chopped

2 T mushroom, chopped

1 strip bacon

1 tomato

1/2 cup shredded cheese

Salt & pepper to taste

Cook bacon to a crisp and set aside. Add onion and mushroom to the bacon grease. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add burger; cook until just pink. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Add chopped tomato and cook until burger is browned.

Serve, topped with crumbled bacon and cheese.

The whole ginormous plateful is yours for just 5.4 grams of net carbs, 5 of which are veggie carbs.

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... if you're in a coma, maybe. Most of us have to work at it — every day and every minute. It's not easy to make the right choices, to drink water instead of (diet) soda, pick the grilled chicken sandwich instead of a burger or choose to get up and get moving instead of lounging around in bed. After spening too long making the wrong choices, I've re-committed to a low-carb lifestyle. My choices may no longer be Weight Watchers- or Whole30- or paleo-approved, but the concept is the same: I'm still getting closer to my goal weight one choice at a time.

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Please note that I’m not a doctor, registered dietitian or fitness expert. I'm merely sharing my experiences with weight loss, cooking and life. This is what works for me—or sometimes doesn't. That doesn't mean it will/won't work for you. When it comes to your health and fitness, do your research. Everybody is different.